The primary menu bar with the Apple Menu, File, Edit, View, Window, Special Help, the Clock and the other misc debris. It is just gone, or at least was. I have been dicking around with my extensions and was able to isolate (many hours and countless restarts later) the offending extensions and have moved them off to a quarantined folder away from the reach of Extensions Manager.

The OS is 9.2.2. I am at a point now where I have gotten control of the situation (for now). Since I am in the middle of a massive resbuid of my iMac, and will be tackling x later today, you may hear from me as things get crazy later.